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Mesoscale Discussion 169

March 4, 200418 counties in Oklahoma

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 4, 2004, 2:02 PM CST for 18 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 88 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 4, 2004, 2:02 PM CST (20:02 UTC)
Expired: Mar 4, 2004, 3:30 PM CST
In force: 88 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Canadian County, OK, Carter County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Creek County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Hughes County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

Tornado Watch 24Mar 4, 2:05 PM CST

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 4, 1:56 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beckham, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Comanche and 15 more	94 min
Mar 4, 2:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 23 more	5 hr
Mar 4, 2:44 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter and 36 more	3 hr
Mar 4, 5:01 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 24 more	119 min
Mar 4, 6:55 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Greer, Harmon and 6 more	6 hr
Mar 4, 7:20 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Alfalfa, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche and 23 more	6 hr
Mar 4, 7:55 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Canadian, Custer, Dewey and 17 more	3 hr
Mar 4, 9:28 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw and 33 more	62 min
Mar 4, 9:45 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin and 8 more	5 hr
Mar 4, 11:52 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Carter, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady and 7 more	53 min
Mar 4, 1:02 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin and 6 more	88 min
Mar 4, 1:25 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal and 29 more	65 min
Mar 4, 2:05 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Coal and 33 more	6 hr
Mar 4, 2:18 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Choctaw, McCurtain	57 min
Mar 4, 3:00 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Choctaw, McCurtain	6 hr
Mar 4, 4:41 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	McCurtain	2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2004 Every mesoscale discussion in 2004

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.